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1412:selections
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1178:Henry Hart
584:References
410:Conference
361:Division I
342:bowl games
276:Mack Brown
106:Miami (OH)
38:1947-03-27
1475:Jim McKoy
1354:Tim Albin
1330:Jim Grobe
1290:Bill Hess
1266:Don Peden
1250:Don Peden
1146:Karl Core
671:NFL.com,
413:Standing
204:2000–2011
193:1998–1999
167:1995–1997
156:1992–1994
145:1990–1991
135:1985–1989
124:1982–1984
113:1978–1981
69:1965–1969
1356:(2021– )
1300:# (1978)
1098:No coach
930:Bob Bees
700:Archived
407:Overall
149:Illinois
1258:No team
646:May 19,
637:NFL.com
617:May 19,
278:at the
224:Overall
119:(QB/WR)
108:(QB/WR)
1244:(1923)
1188:(1905)
1180:(1904)
1172:(1903)
1164:(1902)
1156:(1901)
1148:(1900)
1140:(1899)
1132:(1898)
1124:(1897)
1116:(1896)
1108:(1895)
1100:(1894)
1024:(2021)
932:(1994)
859:(1971)
575:9–44–2
571:Total:
563:7–32–2
560:9–44–2
245:(1968)
237:Awards
227:9–44–2
47:, U.S.
556:Ohio:
545:1–6–1
542:1–9–1
522:4–3–1
519:4–6–1
404:Team
401:Year
208:Texas
197:Texas
160:Texas
728:2023
648:2009
619:2009
538:Ohio
533:1989
515:Ohio
510:1988
496:1–10
492:Ohio
487:1987
479:10th
473:1–10
469:Ohio
464:1986
456:10th
446:Ohio
441:1985
162:(WR)
151:(WR)
139:Ohio
130:(RB)
102:1977
73:Ohio
52:Died
32:Born
548:8th
525:5th
502:9th
499:0–8
476:0–8
453:2–7
450:2–9
1503::
719:.
639:.
635:.
605:.
592:^
185:AD
95:HC
1395:e
1388:t
1381:v
1076:e
1069:t
1062:v
772:e
765:t
758:v
730:.
650:.
621:.
431:)
427:(
40:)
36:(
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